Company to Assist Working Group in Optimizing Emerging DITA Standard for
Content Translation; Releases Whitepaper for Content Owners to Begin Using
DITA in Content Localization
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionbridge Technologies,
Inc., (Nasdaq: LIOX), today announced that it has joined the Darwin
Information Typing Architecture (DITA) working group as a member of the
technical committee. As a committee member, Lionbridge will work closely with
the group to ensure that the emerging standard provides an appropriate
methodology for companies that publish content globally to easily translate
materials from source language to target languages.
DITA is an XML-based architecture for authoring, producing and delivering
technical information. The architecture was originally developed by IBM in
1999 and was approved as a standard by OASIS in early 2005. Current members
of the working group include IBM, Intel, Innodata Isogen, and Sun
Microsystems.
In support of the mission of the working group, Lionbridge has also
released a whitepaper titled "DITA in Localization: Five steps to ensure
successful localization using the DITA framework." The paper outlines best
practices for organizations to follow when implementing DITA, and five steps
to take during the DITA roll-out process that will optimize the customization
for future content translation efforts. Organizations who publish content in
multiple languages will benefit from the practical information contained in
the paper, designed to assist with their DITA implementation.
The paper is available today to the public and can be found online at
http://www.lionbridge.com/kc/DITA.
"As the global leader in localization services and a significant
outsourced content developer ourselves, it is imperative that Lionbridge stays
current with content creation standards work," said Kevin Bolen, chief
marketing officer, Lionbridge. "The momentum behind DITA is remarkable. As
the standard continues to evolve we will participate in its development, and
work with the group to ensure that organizations are able to easily translate
content developed using the DITA standard."
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX) is a leading provider of
globalization and testing services. Lionbridge combines global resources with
proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner
throughout a client's product and content lifecycle -- from development to
globalization, testing and maintenance. Global organizations in all
industries rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share,
speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on
enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Mass.,
Lionbridge now maintains more than 50 solution centers in 25 countries and
provides services under the Lionbridge and VeriTest brands. To learn more,
visit http://www.lionbridge.com.
Contacts:
Sara Buda
Lionbridge
(781) 434-6190
sara_buda@lionbridge.com
SOURCE Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Sara Buda of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.,
+1-781-434-6190, sara_buda@lionbridge.com
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